Thinking based on who deserves what blocks compassionate communication.

Never give advice to your children unless you have it in writing and notarized.

Empathy lies in our ability to be present without opinion.

We can't win at somebody else's expense. We can only fully be satisfied when the other person's needs are fulfilled as well as our own.

With empathy we don't direct, we follow. Don't just do something, be there.

Never hear what somebody thinks about you, you'll live longer. Hear that they're in pain. Don't hear their analysis.

Your presence is the most precious gift you can give to another human being.